DELDIR v2.2 by Emmanuel Verbeeck.

Object:

   Removes several non-empty directories (and their subdirectories).
   Can also remove at once several files/directories specifications
   recursively, selectively, regardless of readonly/hidden/system
   attributes, and wipe confidential data so that it is unrecoverable.
   Operates in both interactive and batch modes, handling exclusion
   masks, hardware faults, and break requests.

Syntax:

   DELDIR [wildcards...] [/options...]

Wildcards:

   [d:][\path]name[.ext]  = files/directories to delete
   @[d:][\path]name[.ext] = file containing a list of files/dirs to delete
   #name[.ext]            = files/directories to exclude

Options:

   /A = (files only) Ask for confirmation before each removal;
   /B = (all)        Beep on errors;
   /C = (dirs only)  Count files deleted in each directory;
   /D = (all)        Disable CTRL-C and CTRL-BREAK during processing;
   /E = (all)        bypass Environment variable DDOPT=... reading;
   /F = (all)        display messages in French instead of English;
   /H = (all)        display this Help page (use >PRN to print it);
   /I = (all)        Ignore hardware errors (useful in batch files);
   /K = (dirs only)  Keep directory structure, just remove contents;
   /L = (lists only) listfile is deleted after being processed;
   /M = (all)        be Mute, don't report anything even errors;
   /N = (all)        save the current parameters by setting DDOPT;
   /O = (all)        Only process files and ignore directories;
   /P = (all)        Pause when the screen is full;
   /Q = (all)        be Quiet, don't report items removed;
   /R = (all)        only process diRectories and ignore files;
   /S = (files only) also delete files in Subdirectories;
   /V = (files only) Verify that files are correctly deleted/wiped;
   /W = (files only) Wipe files instead of deleting them (very dangerous);
   /X = (files only) eXclude files created or modified since last backup;
   /Y = (all)        display short syntax summarY (use >PRN to print it);
   /Z = (files only) exclude hidden and system files.

Notes:

   Wildcards are accepted (eg P* means all entries beginning with P);
   Several directories can be specified (eg DELDIR \utils c:\games);
   Filenames can also be specified (eg DELDIR c:\*.bak d:\testdir);
   Specifying just a drive letter (eg A:) will delete the whole volume;
   Several options can be combined (eg type /bcp instead of /b /c /p);
   Options can be either upper- or lowercase (eg /c is equal to /C);
   Options can start with '-' instead of '/' (eg -p is equal to /p);
   Exclusions can be specified using #mask (eg #*.ok will skip .OK files);
   Defaults can be set via the DOS variable DDOPT (eg SET DDOPT=af);

Warnings:

   Using DELDIR C:\*.* /DW would completely *wipe* your harddisk!
   You should always combine /W (wipe) with /A (ask for confirmation).
   Unless /Z, system, hidden and read-only files are not protected!
   Drive and/or paths are not allowed in #exclusions.
   The /N option is not 100% foolproof; for compatibility use SET DDOPT=...
   This program does a self-test for infection/hacking at startup.

DELDIR returns an ERRORLEVEL value (0 through 255) composed as follows:

   no bit set  (  0) = process ran fine;

   1st bit set (  1) = file attributes could not be cleared;
   2nd bit set (  2) = a wrong parameter had been specified;
   3rd bit set (  4) = a directory or file does not exist;
   4th bit set (  8) = access to a file had been denied;
   5th bit set ( 16) = DELDIR.EXE has been modified or renamed;
   6th bit set ( 32) = the current directory had been specified;
   7th bit set ( 64) = a directory could not be removed (run CHKDSK);
   8th bit set (128) = a file could not be deleted (run CHKDSK).

Examples:

   DELDIR \tmp \temp -r         : delete directories \TMP and \TEMP of the
                                  current drive, ignoring files named
                                  TMP. or TEMP. in the root.

   DELDIR \*.bak \*.old -s -af  : delete all .BAK and .OLD files
                                  throughout the current drive,
                                  requesting confirmation in french.

   DELDIR d:\docs\???.doc /WXSQ : wipe all three-letters .DOC files in
                                  D:\DOCS and under, except the new ones,
                                  and don't display anything but errors.

   DELDIR a: /i/e/d #*.cpp      : delete whole diskette in A:, except the
                                  C++ files, ignoring DDOPT, hardware
                                  faults and user interruptions.
About...

   This program is freeware, it can be freely copied and used without any
   restrictions. I hope you appreciate its versatility and many options.
   DELDIR is written in Borland C++ v3.0. It has been tested under DR-DOS
   (5.0 and 6.0), MS-DOS (3.3, 4.01 and 5.0) and NetWare (2.15 and 3.11).

   Please report bugs and suggestions, likes and disklikes, to:

                      Emmanuel Verbeeck,
                      32 Bvd de la Cambre, bte 58,
                      1050 Brussels,
                      Belgium, EUROPE.

   You can join me on CompuServe at [100010,3700] and on MCI Mail at 568-9552